Anita Dhanecha, BACP

Anita Dhanecha works from a person-centred place that focuses on empathy and respect. She aims to create a calm space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, loss and big life changes. Anita uses straightforward conversation and gentle reflection to help people feel heard and understood.

With five years of experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), she draws on a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. That means sessions are guided by the client's concerns rather than a fixed formula. Anita often uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape present feelings.

In practice she supports people dealing with grief, depression, self-esteem and coping with illness or chronic pain. She also helps with relationship challenges, intimacy-related worries, addictions and workplace stress. Other focuses include parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, and issues linked to discrimination or multicultural identities.

Anita works with people experiencing trauma, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and compassion fatigue. She offers space to talk about ADHD, body image, pregnancy and the emotional impact of cancer. Conversations cover practical coping strategies alongside exploration of feelings and patterns.

Sessions use clear, respectful language and allow people to move at their own pace. Anita encourages small steps that fit everyday life and aims to help people rebuild confidence and clearer direction.

How attachment and person-centred work translate online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions. Online sessions can explore patterns of closeness, trust and boundaries to help people understand recurring difficulties with relationships and intimacy.

Person-centred or client-centred therapy focuses on empathy, acceptance and following the client’s lead. In practice this means conversations that centre the person’s concerns, build self-awareness and support practical steps they choose to try.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods suit the situation best. This collaborative planning can change as therapy progresses and new priorities emerge.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are useful for face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work well if bandwidth is limited, chat is handy for short check-ins and text-based messaging lets people reflect in writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and health needs while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.